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  • Edinburgh Festival ’25 – August 21st – Special Guests Announced

    For the first time in almost 10 years, Withered Hand returns to the Queen’s Hall for a hometown Edinburgh Festival show.

    The evening will include WH tunes old and new, and stellar contributions from special guests James Yorkston, Kathryn Williams, Jill Lorean, Meursault and Billy Liar.

    With musical collaboration from Louis Abbott, Euan Burton, Andy Bruce and Pete Liddle, and compere, poet and podcaster Ryan Van Winkle, it promises to be a special night on the Fringe.

    TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

  • EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2025

    For the first time in almost 10 years, Withered Hand returns to the Queen’s Hall on Thursday 21st August for a hometown festival show, featuring special guests, a set of WH classics old and new and the chance to hear new material which will comprise the follow-up to 2023’s celebrated ‘comeback’ LP ‘How To Love’.

    TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

  • SAY AWARD 2024 – SHORTLISTED!

    Overjoyed to announce that ‘Willson Williams’ automatically qualified for the SAY Award 2024 shortlist as the surprise winner of this year’s public vote! Amazing! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THE ALBUM!

    The winning LP will be announced in a ceremony in Stirling Albert Halls on October 24th.

    In the meantime, check out the other 9 excellent shortlisted albums HERE

  • SAY AWARD 2024 – LONGLIST NOMINATION

    Delighted to announce ‘Willson Williams” has been nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award 2024. For more information on the award and the other 19 longlisted albums visit – HERE

  • Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand Present…

    ‘Grace’ – Another single from our forthcoming collaborative LP ‘Willson Williams” available HERE – Thanks to Marry Waterson for the video, from footage gathered from a daytrip to Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland.

    ‘Weekend’ – the second single from ‘Willson Williams’ our forthcoming collaborative LP due out April 26th via One Little Independent Records. Thanks to Marry Waterson for the video. Thanks also to Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre and all the brilliant songwriting workshop participants who appear in this footage, good times.